Tides
30s preview
- BPM
- 86
- Double-time
- 172
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 77/100
- Pop
- 43/100
- Length
- 3:08
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Label
- Hybrid Music
- Loudness
- -2.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.3 dB
- ISRC
- US38Y2309136
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 86 BPM in F♯ major (2B), Tides is a downtempo drum n bass production. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 98% of Hybrid Minds's catalogue.
- Reach:
- better known than 89% of Hybrid Minds's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 76% of Hybrid Minds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Tides in?
Tides by Hybrid Minds is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Tides?
Tides runs at 86 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Tides?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Tides good for peak time?
With energy 77 out of 100 at 86 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 86 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 81-91 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 86 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 86 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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